Rubbing implement for washboards.



M. SEESSLE. RUBBING IMPLEMENT FOR WASHBOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1912.

1 ,O59,64;3, Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

WITNESSES: l/Vl/E/VTRESS MARIE SEESSLE, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

RUBBING IMPLEMENT FOR WASHBOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Application filed May 8, 1912. Serial No. 695,837.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARIE SEESSLE, a citizen of Germany, residing, at Jersey City, county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Rubbing Implement for Washboards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an implement adapted to be grasped by the hand and to be rubbed over the wash placed on an ordinary corrugated wash board. The construction of the implement is such that the wash will be thoroughly worked and cleaned in a short time, while the hands of the operator will be effectively protected.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rubbing implement embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a cross section thereof, and Fig. 3, a longitudinal section.

The implement comprises essentially a pair of cross heads 10 connected by a pair of centrally disposed longitudinal top rails 11 which constitute a handle. To the heads 10, there are secured the rubbing devices proper which consist of a number of individual parallel bars '12 separated throughout their length by intervening slots which are open from top to bottom, so that the suds may pass freely between and over said bars. The bars may be made of wood or other rigid material and are preferably provided with lower longitudinal grooves 13 that increase their hold upon the Wash.

The handle 11 is made with a large opening extending approximately from end to end thereof and forming the mouth of a soap box or container 14. This box depends from the handle, to which it is secured by brads and extends into contact with the two innermost bars 12, to which it is also secured. At its bottom, box 14 is open and is here bridged by a number of spaced rods .15, constituting supports for cakes of soap Copies of this patent may be obtained for that when placed into the box will effectively soap the wash while being rubbed. Means are provided for likewise adapting the box for the reception of soap powder. These means consists of a bottom plate 16 removably seated on rods 15 and extending from end to end of the box. The plate is inverted U-shaped in cross section so as to constitute a saddle, the sides of which are corrugated vertically as at 17, to form a plurality of upright ducts through which the soap powder is gradually discharged. After the introduction of the soap, either in the form of a cake or powder into box 14, the latter is closed by a suitable cover 18.

In use the operator grasps handle 11 and reciprocates the implement over the wash placed on a conventional wash board. During this operation, the soap will be supplied through the open bottom of box 14, so that manual soaping is entirely dispensed with. As the surface area of the rubbers 12 exceeds considerably that of the operators hands, increased efliciency is obtained, while uniformity in the washed product is insured. So also the hands are saved against abrasion and from excessive contact with soap and water.

I claim:

1. A rubber for wash boards provided with an open-bottomed soap box, a plurality of spaced rods bridging the bottom of said box, and an inverted U-shaped bottom plate removably supported on said rods.

2. A rubber for wash boards provided with an open-bottomed soap box, a plurality of spaced rods bridging the bottom of said box, and an inverted U-shaped bottom plate having corrugated sides and removably supported on said rods.

- MARIE SEESSLE. Witnesses:

FRANK v. BRIESEN, KATHERYNE KooH.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

